Listening to lullabies can help premature babies feed and sleep better, it can also slow their heart rate and help them put on weight

However, the study authors at New York-Presbyterian Phyllis and David Komansky Centre for Children's Health also discovered that different types of music have different effects. They found that lullabies sungby a parent can influence a baby’s cardiac and respiratory function, while melodies have a positive effect upon a preterm baby’s feeding. ABC Newsreports that a previous study, by researchers at Florida State University, also found that babies who receive music therapy leave hospital earlier than those who do not.